When is Ashura 2017?

This year, Ashura will fall on Friday, September 29th, 2017. This day marks the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

On this day, Imam Hussain (AS) was martyred, along with 72 of his companions, in the battle of Karbala. Every year, on the anniversary of his martyrdom, hundreds of millions around the globe commemorate his legacy and mourn his tragedy.